Removable faceplate for vise jaws



Oct. 20,1931. w. N. HARDING ET AL 1,828,042

REMOVABLE FACEPLATE FOR VISE JAWS Filed May 22. 1930 WALL/AM N HARD/N6. 2 A/e/vaw H. Kiwi/MN.

Patented Oct. 20; -1931': I

J L' L FN, nfini -4& mom-e imam; o ELYRLA, oirio l 5 ji jnfilyroviinnn mionrm'rn ronv smmws I This invention relates to -vises and particularly to removable'face platesthe'refor; 7

One of the'objects of'our invention is to provide" a removable vise aw faceplate 5 which can be easily nd' quickly adjusted on Referr1ng now to the drawings wherein like reference characters indicate like parts 3 throughout the several views, V a r Fig. 1 is a perspective view of one embodi- "20 mentof our invention; v

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal cross-section of the same taken approximately on the line 22 of Fig. 1 and looking in the direction of the arrows; Fig. 3 is a side elevation of 'partofa v1se showing the vise jaw face plate of the present inventionv applied thereto; and V Fig. 4 is a view similar to Fig. 2 showing a modified form of the invention. a v v 7 Referrin now more in detail to the draw ings the reference character 10indicates the removable vise jaw face plate in its entirety. Ordinarily face plates of this character are made of relativelysoft metal and are placed to clamp an article therebetween whichmight be otherwise marred or scratched by the rela tively hard jaws of the vise.

The removable vise jaw face plate of the present invention comprises a, face portion 12, top and bottom marginal'flanges 14 and side marginal flanges16. The side flanges V 16 are deeperthan the top and bottom flanges 14, as shown, and are channeled on their in-{ ner faces at 18. Within these channels are h is simple in construction and over the faces of vise jaws when it is desired a [iippi'i' at'i n-fiieiiiaj a, 192.0. steam, 454,544. 1

flangesilti; These inwardly Projecting pe tions of the springs bear again'st'the side faces plate is adjusted thereon: The inner dimensions of the removable face plateare made & just slightly larger than the outside dimensiolis of-thevise jaw so that when the former 24 o'f'avise'jaw when theremovable face is adjusted on thelatter the spring members will be depressed to lie almost wholly within the" channels 18 and by virtue of thefspring lbtlOIIOftl'lQ springs-22 the face plate will be securely held on; the jaw of thevise by v ide the means of the friction between the vise j aw-and the springs 22.

deeper than theffcorresponding' marg'inal.

curved' spring members 36. The function and operation of these spring members are similar to those of the spring members22."

"' The working" face of the face plate'in both 1;

modifications is'kn'urled as shown at '38 to insurea betterf'gri'p-on articles which itis desiredtohold. inithe'vise; It is to be noted in'bothm'odificati'ons of the device that the marginal flange on the face plate extends entirely around the face plate. One of 'the advantages-of this construction is that when the face plate is adjustedonithe jaw of a vise accidental displacement therefrom is prevent-ed as when; for example, asli'ghtly taperedor irregular'object is being'held be I tween'the'j aws of the vise. In such instance, the faceplate would-be tilted somewhat and the friction between thei'vis'e jaw and face plate might be less than that between the 1 face plates and the article'bei'ng held-so'that when pressure were applied on the article in one' direction or another as by filing the articlej displacement of the face plates might occur if no provision were made to prevent the: same. "Another advantage of extending nqthe 'margin al', flange entirely around-the face plate is that the entrance. of extraneous rmaterial: between the vise and-facelplateis thereby prevented.

""-In the modification of the device sh wn 7 in Fig; 4 the side marginal flanges 30 are 'flangesflfiin 'the modification shown in Figs.

From theforegoing it will be clear that a removable face plate has been provided 7 which can bequickly and easily adjusted to position, one which is effectively held in place under any working condition, one which is simple in construction, economic of manufacture and one whichisefi'ective in-nse. i 7

Although preferred embodiments of the invention have been described, it istobe understood that modifications and vvariations may be resorted to without "departing from the spirit thereof as delined by the snbjoined What is claimed and desired to be secured by Letters Patent is: i :1. A tremovable facejgplate :for vis'eaws comprising a work engaging face, a laterally projecting wmarginal flange 7 extending .around .the periphery thereof and frictional 5120 means for holding said face plate in opera- .tive position oniavise jaw by use-of compression springs .mounted on the marginal ends oftsaid face plate. 3 V

,-2.J.A removable face plate for visejaws rcom'prisingsa workengaging ,face, a laterally :projectingimarginalflange extending around theperiphery thereof and spring means for holding said face :plate in "operativeposition on a vise jaw by useofcompressionsp-rings v L mountecl omthe marginal ends of saidface plate;

a ;3.- A removable face plate forfvise jaws signatures jMay 1'1', 'I930.. i

and means disposed within said channels for frictionally holding said face plate by use of compression springs mounted on the marginal ends of said face plate in operative position on avise j aw.-

8. A removable face plate for vise jaws comprising a work engaging -face,a-;latera1ly projecting marginal flangefirecesses i said marginal flange in which compression springs aredisposed, said faceplate being heldi on the-j aw ofavi'sebymeafisofifriction between the sidesofthe vise jaw and said springs, "9.1K removable face plate for vise jaws comprising a work engaging face, a laterally projecting edgehav ing recesses therein, compression members disposed in said T-recesses a an dhavingatdeast agportioniprotruding from ,said marginal edge when 1 said face ;plate is demounted from said vise-z jam-said compression'members being depressed-when said face 5 plate is mountedon saidwvisej awxto. liealmost wholly within said wrecesses said =plate,being V heldrthereon by frictiongbetween the sides of thevise jaw and the compressionsmembe'rs.

. iIn testimony-whereof we-hei euntoralfix our WM. N. HA'RDi l .ARNOLDHKRIJGMAN,

comprising-aworkengagingfface, top, bot-- tom and side marginal iflangesjproj ecting lat- 155 .erall-y therefrom and means for holdingl said face plate by use 0f,GOIIIPI QSSiOILZSPIiIlgS mounted on ithe' marginal ends -of.sa1d face plate. i. a r ,a

.4; A removable, face plate for vise -jaws ,erallyjtherefromand means on the inner'side comprising a work'engaging face, top, botxtomzand sidemarginal flanges pro ect ng lat- I of -said side" flanges :fOIf holding said face plate by aise of compression springs mount edon the. marginal flanges ofisaid face platg.

of saidside flanges and :means disposed i-with- I $130 7 5. A removable face plate for-vise jaws A within said channels for frictionally holding c so jaw. I v a said face platein operative position on a vise 5 removable faceplate having a workengaging-face, top, Ebottoin "andside marginal flanges projectingslaterally "therefrom, channels in theqinner lifa'cesziofsaid'sideuflanges, 

